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6 <br /> 1 Ken Redfoot said they backed off of that parking plan as they learned the parking <br /> 2 requirements. <br /> 3 Jeff Thompson said the third plan for meeting space with admin space is up to $1.3-1.5 <br /> 4 million. He said this is because of the upgrade to office use and addition of wall space. <br /> 5 Frank Clifton said the upfits that the arts group would require on soundproofing, curtains, <br /> 6 additional chairs and stages would be paid for by the arts group with separate funding. <br /> 7 Commissioner Gordon said when this was talked about before, she had two thoughts. <br /> 8 These were put in writing and they are outlined in the blue attachment sheet quoted here: <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Commissioner Gordon's memo: <br /> 11 <br /> 12 All, <br /> 13 <br /> 14 The purpose of this email is to provide comments concerning item 2 on the February 12 work <br /> 15 session agenda, "Conceptual Facilities Use Analysis and Presentation." <br /> 16 <br /> 17 1. REVIEW OF FACILITY NEEDS <br /> 18 <br /> 19 The county has previously done studies concerning the space necessary to address long term <br /> 20 county operational needs. The resulting reports included principles to guide the development of <br /> 21 county facilities, a description of departmental space requirements, and recommendations <br /> 22 concerning the types of facilities needed to address those departmental requirements. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 I believe we should review the county's current overall space needs in that same systematic <br /> 25 way before we spend any money to renovate older facilities, construct new facilities, or decide <br /> 26 to deconstruct or sell older facilities. This review, whether or not it is a "study," would provide a <br /> 27 context for making an informed decision. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 2. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING ROOM <br /> 30 <br /> 31 The location for a new meeting room is something the commissioners have discussed <br /> 32 previously. It is my opinion that if we add a meeting room in Hillsborough, it should be as close <br /> 33 to the center of other county operations in the town as possible. To me, that would mean <br /> 34 locating it downtown at or near the east or west county campus. The parking deck is under- <br /> 35 utilized, so there should be enough parking available downtown. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Therefore I have suggested that we should consider an addition to the Link Center, if and when <br /> 38 we could afford it. This addition could be a new 5000 square foot meeting room, located where <br /> 39 the adjacent parking lot is located now. If the cost was $300 to $400 per square foot (as <br /> 40 indicated in the November 13, 2012 work session), then the cost of a new meeting room would <br /> 41 be about$1.5 million to $2.0 million. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 The statement attributed to me about requesting an analysis of placing a meeting facility at the <br /> 44 Government Services Center Annex (GSA) site must have been a misunderstanding. I did not <br /> 45 suggest that we should put a new 9800 square foot meeting facility at the GSA site. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Instead, my recommendation related to the GSA was made in the context of another suggestion <br /> 48 that we should deconstruct the GSA to make room for more parking. I stated that we should not <br /> 49 deconstruct the GSA until we had an overall plan for county facilities, and then we could make a <br /> 50 decision. I also stated that if we wanted to build a new meeting room at the Link Center, we <br /> 51 would need to meet the Town of Hillsborough's zoning and other requirements, including <br />